The Atlanta Braves wasted no time finding a plug-in for Ozzie Albies who fractured his wrist in Sunday afternoon’s 6-2 loss to the S.T Louis Cardinals. Super utility man Whit Merrifield who was released by the Phillies last week has struck a major league deal with the Braves. With Albies expected to be out for… read more

Continuing my 2 part series on major league baseball midseason awards and turning my attention to the National League. You can read part 1 here. The National League has what I believe to be some candidates that are a lock, and I will not have any disagreement (or not much). You can’t look at some… read more

You can learn a lot about a person when you ask them what rules they used when playing home run derby as a kid. But in MLB, the Derby is back again this year — with a new format, again.

Over the last 5-10 years when thinking about the face of Major League Baseball, I think of Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, Jose Altuve and a few others. While most of those men are still relevant to the sport, I believe that the torch has been passed to the next generation of talent. A… read more

Coming into the 2024 season, the NL East was expected to be a two-team race. The Atlanta Braves were expected to have an edge with the Philadelphia Phillies fighting for a title but well in the hunt for a Wild Card. Over the first six weeks of the season, it is clear that the Phillies… read more

The Atlanta Braves are entering the 2024 season projected to be one of the best teams in baseball once again. The league’s best lineup returns with few changes in attempts to duplicate the success of last summer. 2023 Season In-Review Record: 104-58 Postseason: Loss in NLDS (3-1) to Philadelphia Phillies The 2023 Atlanta Braves tied the all-time record… read more

The Atlanta Braves recently made a stunning trade to acquire left-handed pitcher Chris Sale along with $17 million from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Vaughn Grissom. It was just the latest move by Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos in what has been a busy offseason. The Braves have earned the benefit… read more

The new year is finally upon us! 2023 turned out to be a wild year and the MLB season didn’t quite pan out how anyone expected. The offseason is still in full swing with plenty of free agents to sign and trades to make and pitchers and catchers report for spring training in over a… read more

If a change of scenery can often do wonders for a player in Major League Baseball, certainly two changes of scenery could work miracles for a player. For the Atlanta Braves, this is the hope after they acquired outfielder Jarred Kelenic from the Seattle Mariners a few weeks ago. After three fairly uninspired years with… read more